Product Placement

They come in many forms: shoes, stores, cars, colas, beers, sunglasses, credit cards candy, and fast-food restaurants to name a few. They are the diverse products that have helped foot the bill and fill the sets throughout the history of motion pictures.

The next James Bond movie is set to break the record for most money raised by product placement.

Superstar documentarian of "Super Size Me" fame, Morgan Spurlock has a new film out, "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," about product placement. The film was screened at SXSW in Austin and opens in theaters in April.

Although, she seems to have realized that fighting her own, bad self is the only way to gain her rightful place in the hearts of critics, Britney didn't mind making $500,000 from aggressive product placement in the video clip of "Hold It Against Me."

Whether the "Hold It Against Me Video" is enduring art or not, Britney Spears must be enjoying the half million dollars she received for product placement in the video.

Product placement in movies has enabled companies to both increase profitability and visibility.

I count down the top three best examples of film sponsorship.

Certain self-help and informative shows, all designed to impact our emotions, use products to illustrate and reinforce key messages.

A discussion of the concerns raised about product placement in television, film, and other media, advertising v. artistic integrity, and the laws currently in place to protect consumers.

Product placement has not been a shy subject for Transformers director Michael Bay. The new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie incorporates product placement but it might have been something less noticeable. Why don't you decide?

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian won't go down in history for any cinematic achievement, but it has made history by being the first to use humans for product placement. The humans: The Jonas brothers.

Explains product placement and its various types, with examples.

As if you need one more reason to never watch mainstream broadcast news again.

In nearly every movie lately, we can see examples of product placement by advertisers. However, many fail to realize that effective product placement is a great way to bring in extra revenue and get a companies name out.

There's a fine line between advertising and pure entertainment; or is there? Find out how the web is changing the dynamic of product placement and brand strategy with the onslaught of video sharing and social networking.

The cost of making a film and television show is rising - it's time to find new ways to pay for a project.

The dynamic filmmaker of Supersize Me, Morgan Spurlock, set his sights on the world of product placement for his next documentary. This seems like a rather low-profile target for such a high-profile '˜truthsayer'

Season two of Glee stops trying for the high notes. What happened to my favorite show on TV?

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Product placement in film is commonplace nowadays, but recently film historians came across an early version of the script for It's a Wonderful Life. Here are pages from the climax of that version.

Will product placement revolutionize the e-book publishing industry?

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